GM Releases 2013 bogus HP ratings at PRI show

[Chad Rhodes]

Originally Posted by chevy620

I am no expert but I was the victim of a few heads-up runs with cars that are way under-factored on horsepower. Cut a .012 light, the other guy is .090 and drives by and takes 20' of stripe at 15 mph slower speed.

Eventually I got tired of running a good car that would go .75 under and get crushed if the Ladder didn't go my way by a car that can easily go 1.2 under on the brakes.

I would buy a Stocker and go back to that class with one rule change:

**No heads-up runs during eliminations. Simple rule change, takes the bogus HP cars out of the "real race" and lets the drivers settle it.
*I also think part of that rule should say there will be Class Eliminations at every National Event on Friday morning. That way the guys who are about squeezing everything out of the car can still get their "Class Winner Trophies and hopefully some contingency $$".

I think you would see 15 to 20% more cars at LODRS and National events, maybe more. When you are positive you can't win a heads-up race...why spend $500 to $800 to go to an event and HOPE you won't have a heads-up race? It's obvious, a lot of guys leave nice cars at home because of the heads-up rule during eliminations.

Jok

I see your point, but NHRA will never have class at every national event. If they were to do what you stated with eliminations, it would probably happen at divisionals and leave the nationals alone............i wonder if we could run class on Sat nights at divisionals